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In "Reassigning Meaning," Simi Linton dismisses the medical/biological meaning of disability in order to argue for disability to be considered social, cultural, and political.
In "Dimensions of Disability Oppression," James Charlton puts forth a theory of disability oppression by arguing that systemic change needs to occur in structural hegemony and ideology (ideological oppression=signs, symbols, media representations; hegemonic oppression=false consciousness, alienation, schooling), rather than solely in individuals' attitudes and behaviors; Charlton urges us to crawl out of our false consciousness (disabled and non-disabled alike) and refuse to passively acquiesce.
In "Reassigning Meaning," Simi Linton dismisses the medical/biological meaning of disability in order to argue for disability to be considered social, cultural, and political.
In "Dimensions of Disability Oppression," James Charlton puts forth a theory of disability oppression by arguing that systemic change needs to occur in structural hegemony and ideology (ideological oppression=signs, symbols, media representations; hegemonic oppression=false consciousness, alienation, schooling), rather than solely in individuals' attitudes and behaviors; Charlton urges us to crawl out of our false consciousness (disabled and non-disabled alike) and refuse to passively acquiesce.